Most Inspirational Moment
Difficult to select as the trek up and down the Todra Gorge, the camel ride into the Bedhouin camp in the Sahara and the scenery in the High Atlas were all up there. Not forgetting the relaxing time back in the warmth of the resort of Essaouira, with it's fascinating port and wonderful fresh sea food.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Mustapha was informative, knowledgeable and very enthusiastic about his Country, sensitive to the Group's needs and had a wonderful sense of humour. He seemed really happy and excited when he was able to manoeuvre a mock Wedding celebration between a pair in our group the man[Tim] of which was going to propose to his partner[Kensie] on Valentine's evening, for which he had already invested in a beautiful engagement ring!
Advice for Potential Travellers
Do believe the weather advice that Exodus give you in terms of the cold temperatures at this time of year and take plenty of warm clothing. After 6pm and through until about 10am the temperatures were very low and some of the buildings had no heating[as 75% of the year, I guess the temperatures are so high as to be uncomfortable]. However, our own cocern from the Climate sites we had investigated, which predicted up to 9 days of rain in Morocco during February, were totally unfounded from our experience of 5 minutes of showers in Marrakech on the Friday before we came home on Sunday.
Suggestions
We were quite taken by the outline of the trip before we went, giving us the opportunities to see Casablanca, Fes, Marrakech, whilst travelling through the Middle Atlas, experiencing the Sahara on a camel. Trekking the Todra Gorge and driving through the High Atlas. It turned out all to be a great trip with like minded people[of various ages from about 27 to 72], an inspiring Tour Guide and an excellent, safe driver. We stayed in a Gite in a remote mountain village in the Tijhza Valley, which we had to walk an hour and a quarter to get there. This gave us a real sense of isolation that the village people happily live in, including the opportunity to have mint tea & cakes in one of their houses.Our first trip with Exodus, but I'm sure it won't be our last....plenty of interesting Countries still to explore!